Great video! I am beginning my Camino from SJPP on April 1st, 2023. How were the Albergues in April? Were most of them open? Was it difficult to find Bars that were serving breakfast and lunch? Were you there during Easter? How was that? Thanks in advance!!
Thank you. The Alberques were all open (but that was pre-covid) in April and plenty to choose from. We did not pre-book any (except for once) and we had no problems.There are numerous bars along the way in each little village and they are quite generous - sometimes the gave us a pastry or peanuts or something free with our coffee orders - to be honest we didn't really eat in the bars because we were on a very tight budget - we skipped breakfast and most of our lunches consisted of a baguette with cheese and salami/chorizo. Where we could, we bought food at the small supermarkets and cooked our dinners in albergues as this was also cheaper. The times we did splash out and buy a pilgrims meal were good - the portions were ample and very tasty. We were there during Easter - it can get quite busy as they celebrate with parades and singing and it is a lot more religious than the commercialized Easter we are used to - if you're hoping for a chocolate Easter egg you can forget it - we didn't see anything like that :) -We would suggest that you work out where you will be over the Easter weekend and consider prebooking the Alberques as the towns may be full for the weekend, but then again, depending on where you are, nothing may be happening if the village is super-small. Most of all, have a lovely time - it truly is a wonderful experience. Buen Camino!
Hello my friends from Australia. I'm the guy from Austria, you often met on the way. thanks for this wonderful video. It brought me back to the camino. I hope you enjoyed your time in santiago. Best wishes from Austria
Hello - so good to hear from you and glad the video brought back memories - we loved our Camino and meeting so many people along the way. Best wishes to you too
This was nicely put together. What camera did you use,? Are there any step by step instructions you.can give me to put all my camino in under and hour?? What camera gear would you rec? Thank you.for this, its one of the best edited camino videos ive come across
Hi Diana - we just used our Iphones to take the video footage - no fancy cameras and I put it together on Imovie -it's really hard to get it under an hour because there is so much that happens along the way but just pick your best moments. Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this immensely. I must have been a couple of weeks behind you, started April 10th 2018. I recognized so much and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you for posting.
Very well documented & very informative, also the fact that you developed your own path/stages. This video comes very timely as we are about to embark on Camino Frances from Astorga, and coming from a tropic country like Indonesia the transition spring weather could be seen as a bit of too cold. Thanks again.
Great video and recording of your journey. Pity about the constant tuneless music though. Had to turn off the sound in the end! Everyone does this to their videos, not just you!
Thanks Orla, unfortunately the tuneless music is all we can use without copyright issues and our daily commentary wasn't always interesting or the sound was really bad due to wind :)
It's nice to have people make the great effort at pronouncing the names of the towns and cities correctly. I'm frustrated with following people on their trek that either make fun and/or butcher the names and pronunciation of these historic towns and cities. Looks like you truly enjoyed your camino. Good on you!
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. It looks like you 2 are the kind of people I hope to meet on my Camino next year. It sure looks like you enjoyed even the hard parts. Thanks for your excellent video.
Travel goals as a couple!! Thank you for sharing your journey! It’s so nice to see the beautiful views as well as your smiles during the walk! Looking forward to the time when we could do the entire Camino! This coming spring we could only plan to do the last 100km! Buen Camino!!
Thank you Gale - it was truly a magical trip and just fortunate that we were between jobs and could take the time off to do it. Hope you enjoyed your taste of the Camino and well done for doing it - it took us four years of dreaming and planning to make it a reality so dreams can come true.
Hi Brought back good meomories. My novel The Catching of the Camino has been published. It’s a romantic novel with the Camino as its setting. All who have walked the Camino will recognise the locations and Albergue’s mentioned. As well as a romantic novel it also a humorous look at the human condition. Here is its blurb: Avril is walking the Camino Francés in the hope of ridding herself of an inner demon that has cursed her young life when she meets Giovanni who has suffered a personal tragedy. He is in a dark place and needs rescuing. He had a dream directing him to walk the Camino. He undertakes it, but is an awkward and reluctant pilgrim. Riku, a Japanese zoologist, has his normally calm and relaxed nature shaken when he meets Ella; a Bulgarian Environmentalist with a carefree and cheeky disposition - Zeeta, a Parisian poet is out to discover the secrets of the universe but finds the philosophy of a Greek prison officer more appealing. Geordie is out to test his strength and mental agility to mark his seventieth birthday and discovers more about himself on the Camino that he had in his entire life. What do these pilgrims and others walking the Camino Francés have in common? What is it that binds them together, making them reveal secrets to each other they have never reveal to their closest friends or family? Could it be love or is it just the magical charm of the Camino effect? Be humoured, shocked and surprised by this unusual love story that blossomed on the road to Santiago. Available @amazon.com and all Amazon sites.
Congratulations on completing the Camino and thank you for publishing your lovely video and for keeping on smiling, even on the days when the weather was so unkind. I am not sure if I should tell you this, but my wife and I started from SJPdP exactly one month after you in April 2018 and we had perfect weather. The week before we started the Napoleon Pass was closed, but we had a beautiful sunny day and the weather stayed that way for most of our journey (35 days walking plus rest days in Burgos and Leon). We experienced some very cold days around Burgos, when we were walking directly into a bitingly cold wind, but at least it stayed dry for the duration, except for the morning walking out of Leon (our last favourite part of the route). We could see and hear thunderstorms around us on quite a few days, but somehow managed to dodge them. Must be proof that the sun shines on the righteous (or should that be the self-righteous? :-) ). We must have been doubly lucky, because we heard that the pilgrims following on a couple of days behind us encountered heavy rain and winds.So the message for anyone wondering what the weather might be like, unless you choose to walk in July or August, when it is likely to be rather hot, be prepared for changeable weather. Apart from the beautiful scenery and the sense of accomplishment, the best part for us of walking the Frances Way, was meeting so many wonderful people from so many different countries (including at least half of the population of Australia!). We are seriously thinking of doing it again.
Thanks Bruce - sounds like you had the perfect window for your Camino and you are right about the weather being so changeable - our only disappointment was missing out on the Napoleon Pass, but once we started our walk that soon disappeared. We loved our trip and meeting so many people was also our favourite part of the journey. Initially we wondered why so many people seem to do this more than once, but now we understand the pull it has. We are hoping to do The Te Araroa Trail next in New Zealand - but only the North Island initially as it will take us two months. If you return and do the Camino we hope you have a wonderful trip.
sorry for my poor English but watching your film perfectly made and gives a lot of emotion I have only one desire is to repat on this crazy camino. Thank you for sharing this moment - Francois France
Thanks for the great video brought back a lot of memories for my wife an I. We walked the Camino from St Jean in 2019 loved every minute of it. I think we are one of the lucky ones now that COVID-19 has changed a lot of things I don’t think the Camino will ever be the same. Thanks again
Wow, I love it! I am starting my camino on March 20, 2019 from SJPdP and have been trying to get an idea of what to expect for weather/temperatures and your video gave me a lot of insight in that regard. Thanks for sharing! Just one question, did you find the albergue's to be comfortably heated? I can't decide on what sleep gear to bring, sleep sack (liner) or sleeping bag?
Hi James and thanks for the kind words. We just took a very lightweight compact sleeping bag (up to 5 degrees warmth) and a sleeping bag liner. We found it warm enough and we barely used our liners as the albergues were almost always heated - sometimes it got too warm to be honest. When it was a bit cooler we opted to sleep in our merino thermal tops which were a great help in keeping warm. Many albergues also have blankets too if you get extra cold.
Hi James! I too am Starting my Camino on March 20 from SJPdP.... this video has made me think twice about what to bring as far as sleeping.... and shoes!
@@michellezientek8536 Buen Camino - we hope you have an amazing trip - last year was a particularly slow start to spring in Spain so hopefully your weather will be better - we were grateful for our warmer gear though such as our merino thermal tops, a buff for our faces and waterproof shoes - oh and what I really needed was lip balm as the cold and wind wreaked havov with my poor lips - happy walking!!
Enhorabuena por haber conseguido llegar sanos y salvos a Santiago de Compostela, espero que hayáis disfrutado del CAMINO y os llevéis los más gratos y emotivos recuerdos de vuestra estancia en España. Yo como Peregrino os deseo ¡BUEN CAMINO! y no nos olvidéis nunca, pues vuestra presencia está marcada en cada uno de los caminos que habéis recorrido y en cada calle de los pueblos y ciudades que habéis atravesado con vuestros pies. Gracias por este maravilloso vídeo, solo os deseo mucha paz y amor. Que Dios y Santiago os bendiga. recibir un fuerte abrazo de un Peregrino desde Barcelona. Congratulations on having managed to arrive safely in Santiago de Compostela, I hope you have enjoyed the WAY and take with you the most pleasant and emotional memories of your stay in Spain. As a Pilgrim, I wish you a GOOD WAY! and never forget us, because your presence is marked on each of the roads that you have traveled and on each street of the towns and cities that you have crossed with your feet. Thank you for this wonderful video, I just wish you a lot of peace and love. May God and Santiago bless you. Receive a big hug from a Pilgrim from Barcelona.
I enjoyed your video very much! I’m planning to walk the Camino Francis in May/June 2020 for my 70th birthday. I’m excited and a bit scared, but it’s something I’ve dreamed about for years.... “One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now!” ~ Paulo Coelho
Wow Marcia that's wonderful. We walked part of our Camino with a couple in their 70's and they had more energy than us at times. It's quite normal to be a little scared before you begin, but once you hit the road all that will be replaced by the wonder of new scenery and the lovely people you will meet. Follow your dreams and wishing you all the best on your Camino journey.
I am researching time frames and routes and your video was perfect! Although I'll wait till a bit later to begin my pilgrimage in 2020, you enlightened me much more than any travel book on many aspects of the trek. congrats on your completion!
@@simplelivingbigadventures101 spanish....El camino me parece maravilloso aunque solo sea andar, la comida sabe mejor y el descanso, las cosas sencillas se saborean más hay amistad, soriralidad y algo de espiritualidad para sentirte a ti mismo. Buen camino
Una pena que a lo mejor del Camino -GALICIA- dedicarais tan poco espacio. Un saúdo dende Compostela, capital dun pequeno e vello país europeo chamado Galicia.
I agree that Galicia is beautiful - unfortunately I was having storage problems on my phone near the end of the Camino and so I didn't get as much video footage as I would have liked - sadly these are the things you learn along the way.
Excellent video
We can’t wait 😊 to return in 2022 (God willing) 🙏🏻
Thank you - it was truly life changing - enjoy your return trip!
Great video! I am beginning my Camino from SJPP on April 1st, 2023. How were the Albergues in April? Were most of them open? Was it difficult to find Bars that were serving breakfast and lunch? Were you there during Easter? How was that? Thanks in advance!!
Thank you. The Alberques were all open (but that was pre-covid) in April and plenty to choose from. We did not pre-book any (except for once) and we had no problems.There are numerous bars along the way in each little village and they are quite generous - sometimes the gave us a pastry or peanuts or something free with our coffee orders - to be honest we didn't really eat in the bars because we were on a very tight budget - we skipped breakfast and most of our lunches consisted of a baguette with cheese and salami/chorizo. Where we could, we bought food at the small supermarkets and cooked our dinners in albergues as this was also cheaper. The times we did splash out and buy a pilgrims meal were good - the portions were ample and very tasty. We were there during Easter - it can get quite busy as they celebrate with parades and singing and it is a lot more religious than the commercialized Easter we are used to - if you're hoping for a chocolate Easter egg you can forget it - we didn't see anything like that :) -We would suggest that you work out where you will be over the Easter weekend and consider prebooking the Alberques as the towns may be full for the weekend, but then again, depending on where you are, nothing may be happening if the village is super-small. Most of all, have a lovely time - it truly is a wonderful experience. Buen Camino!
Thank you so much for this lovely video and your lovely smiles. I am starting my Camino on April 14 2022 from SJPdP. 💓
Thank you so much - wishing you a wonderful and safe journey.
Congratulations about your Camino! This journey is a wonderful experiencie. Very nice video! Greetings from Spain and Buen Camino!
Thank you - we'll have to watch some of your videos too as it will bring back good memories
@@simplelivingbigadventures101 Oh! Thanks for watching! I'm very greateful!
oh wow..just started listening to you..you are S African..me too! Am doing the Camino May 2020..all being well. Glad i discovered you.
Yes, SA born but now living in Australia (family still in SA) - hope you have a wonderful Camino - it was truly an amazing experience
@@simplelivingbigadventures101 thx!! very excited
Thank you for this beautiful vidéo. Thomas
It's a pleasure :)
Hello my friends from Australia.
I'm the guy from Austria, you often met on the way.
thanks for this wonderful video. It brought me back to the camino. I hope you enjoyed your time in santiago.
Best wishes from Austria
Hello - so good to hear from you and glad the video brought back memories - we loved our Camino and meeting so many people along the way. Best wishes to you too
This was nicely put together.
What camera did you use,?
Are there any step by step instructions you.can give me to put all my camino in under and hour??
What camera gear would you rec?
Thank you.for this, its one of the best edited camino videos ive come across
Hi Diana - we just used our Iphones to take the video footage - no fancy cameras and I put it together on Imovie -it's really hard to get it under an hour because there is so much that happens along the way but just pick your best moments. Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this immensely. I must have been a couple of weeks behind you, started April 10th 2018. I recognized so much and this brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you for posting.
Thank you Peter - it certainly is a wonderful memory for us and we're glad it did the same for you too!
Very well documented & very informative, also the fact that you developed your own path/stages. This video comes very timely as we are about to embark on Camino Frances from Astorga, and coming from a tropic country like Indonesia the transition spring weather could be seen as a bit of too cold. Thanks again.
So glad it is helpful to you - have a wonderful Camino - it is auch a special time.
Great video and recording of your journey. Pity about the constant tuneless music though. Had to turn off the sound in the end! Everyone does this to their videos, not just you!
Thanks Orla, unfortunately the tuneless music is all we can use without copyright issues and our daily commentary wasn't always interesting or the sound was really bad due to wind :)
Loved your video. I'm going next year in march and all of the videos I have watched so far, yours is the most enjoyable for me:) Thanks!
Thank you so much - glad you enjoyed it! Have a wonderful Camino - it was honestly one of the best things we ever did.
What a gracious couple of spirits you both are. I enjoyed everything you shared, thank you.
Thank you :)
It's nice to have people make the great effort at pronouncing the names of the towns and cities correctly. I'm frustrated with following people on their trek that either make fun and/or butcher the names and pronunciation of these historic towns and cities. Looks like you truly enjoyed your camino. Good on you!
We loved our Camino and the Spanish hospitality - we tried to get the names right as best as possible so thank you!
Wow, encountered blizzard between Portmarin and Ligonde at Castromaior 24.Apr, 2019, thought have to turn back, respect 2 u guys
Thank you and respect to you too!!
With all weather, the poeple is smiling! Thanks for video!
Thank you for your kind comment
Thanks. I enjoyed every moment of it, reliving my own Camino.
So glad it brought back memories
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. It looks like you 2 are the kind of people I hope to meet on my Camino next year. It sure looks like you enjoyed even the hard parts. Thanks for your excellent video.
Thanks Tim, we hope you have a wonderful Camino - it was life-changing for us. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank for the video love how your husband had an smile at all times
Thank you
Travel goals as a couple!! Thank you for sharing your journey! It’s so nice to see the beautiful views as well as your smiles during the walk! Looking forward to the time when we could do the entire Camino! This coming spring we could only plan to do the last 100km! Buen Camino!!
Did you experience any blisters during the walk? What shoes were you using if I may ask.
Thank you Gale - it was truly a magical trip and just fortunate that we were between jobs and could take the time off to do it. Hope you enjoyed your taste of the Camino and well done for doing it - it took us four years of dreaming and planning to make it a reality so dreams can come true.
Hi Brought back good meomories.
My novel The Catching of the Camino has been published. It’s a romantic novel with the Camino as its setting. All who have walked the Camino will recognise the locations and Albergue’s mentioned. As well as a romantic novel it also a humorous look at the human condition. Here is its blurb: Avril is walking the Camino Francés in the hope of ridding herself of an inner demon that has cursed her young life when she meets Giovanni who has suffered a personal tragedy. He is in a dark place and needs rescuing. He had a dream directing him to walk the Camino. He undertakes it, but is an awkward and reluctant pilgrim. Riku, a Japanese zoologist, has his normally calm and relaxed nature shaken when he meets Ella; a Bulgarian Environmentalist with a carefree and cheeky disposition - Zeeta, a Parisian poet is out to discover the secrets of the universe but finds the philosophy of a Greek prison officer more appealing. Geordie is out to test his strength and mental agility to mark his seventieth birthday and discovers more about himself on the Camino that he had in his entire life. What do these pilgrims and others walking the Camino Francés have in common? What is it that binds them together, making them reveal secrets to each other they have never reveal to their closest friends or family? Could it be love or is it just the magical charm of the Camino effect? Be humoured, shocked and surprised by this unusual love story that blossomed on the road to Santiago. Available @amazon.com and all Amazon sites.
Congratulations on completing the Camino and thank you for publishing your lovely video and for keeping on smiling, even on the days when the weather was so unkind. I am not sure if I should tell you this, but my wife and I started from SJPdP exactly one month after you in April 2018 and we had perfect weather. The week before we started the Napoleon Pass was closed, but we had a beautiful sunny day and the weather stayed that way for most of our journey (35 days walking plus rest days in Burgos and Leon). We experienced some very cold days around Burgos, when we were walking directly into a bitingly cold wind, but at least it stayed dry for the duration, except for the morning walking out of Leon (our last favourite part of the route). We could see and hear thunderstorms around us on quite a few days, but somehow managed to dodge them. Must be proof that the sun shines on the righteous (or should that be the self-righteous? :-) ). We must have been doubly lucky, because we heard that the pilgrims following on a couple of days behind us encountered heavy rain and winds.So the message for anyone wondering what the weather might be like, unless you choose to walk in July or August, when it is likely to be rather hot, be prepared for changeable weather.
Apart from the beautiful scenery and the sense of accomplishment, the best part for us of walking the Frances Way, was meeting so many wonderful people from so many different countries (including at least half of the population of Australia!). We are seriously thinking of doing it again.
Thanks Bruce - sounds like you had the perfect window for your Camino and you are right about the weather being so changeable - our only disappointment was missing out on the Napoleon Pass, but once we started our walk that soon disappeared. We loved our trip and meeting so many people was also our favourite part of the journey. Initially we wondered why so many people seem to do this more than once, but now we understand the pull it has. We are hoping to do The Te Araroa Trail next in New Zealand - but only the North Island initially as it will take us two months. If you return and do the Camino we hope you have a wonderful trip.
sorry for my poor English but watching your film perfectly made and gives a lot of emotion I have only one desire is to repat on this crazy camino.
Thank you for sharing this moment - Francois France
Thank you Francois - we hope you get to repeat the camino.
Thanks for the great video brought back a lot of memories for my wife an I. We walked the Camino from St Jean in 2019 loved every minute of it. I think we are one of the lucky ones now that COVID-19 has changed a lot of things I don’t think the Camino will ever be the same. Thanks again
Glad you enjoyed the video and that you had a good Camino
Nice video. Thx. Keep on smiling :)
Thank you!!
So many memories of our Camino from Leon to Santiago de Compostela in April 2018. Thank you so much for sharing. x
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow, I love it! I am starting my camino on March 20, 2019 from SJPdP and have been trying to get an idea of what to expect for weather/temperatures and your video gave me a lot of insight in that regard. Thanks for sharing! Just one question, did you find the albergue's to be comfortably heated? I can't decide on what sleep gear to bring, sleep sack (liner) or sleeping bag?
Hi James and thanks for the kind words. We just took a very lightweight compact sleeping bag (up to 5 degrees warmth) and a sleeping bag liner. We found it warm enough and we barely used our liners as the albergues were almost always heated - sometimes it got too warm to be honest. When it was a bit cooler we opted to sleep in our merino thermal tops which were a great help in keeping warm. Many albergues also have blankets too if you get extra cold.
Hi James! I too am Starting my Camino on March 20 from SJPdP.... this video has made me think twice about what to bring as far as sleeping.... and shoes!
@@michellezientek8536 Buen Camino - we hope you have an amazing trip - last year was a particularly slow start to spring in Spain so hopefully your weather will be better - we were grateful for our warmer gear though such as our merino thermal tops, a buff for our faces and waterproof shoes - oh and what I really needed was lip balm as the cold and wind wreaked havov with my poor lips - happy walking!!
Take both!
Congratulations guys, it was wonderful watching your journey. Brings back great memories
Thanks Tony glad you enjoyed it - was the most amazing trip
Enhorabuena por haber conseguido llegar sanos y salvos a Santiago de Compostela, espero que hayáis disfrutado del CAMINO y os llevéis los más gratos y emotivos recuerdos de vuestra estancia en España. Yo como Peregrino os deseo ¡BUEN CAMINO! y no nos olvidéis nunca, pues vuestra presencia está marcada en cada uno de los caminos que habéis recorrido y en cada calle de los pueblos y ciudades que habéis atravesado con vuestros pies. Gracias por este maravilloso vídeo, solo os deseo mucha paz y amor. Que Dios y Santiago os bendiga. recibir un fuerte abrazo de un Peregrino desde Barcelona.
Congratulations on having managed to arrive safely in Santiago de Compostela, I hope you have enjoyed the WAY and take with you the most pleasant and emotional memories of your stay in Spain. As a Pilgrim, I wish you a GOOD WAY! and never forget us, because your presence is marked on each of the roads that you have traveled and on each street of the towns and cities that you have crossed with your feet. Thank you for this wonderful video, I just wish you a lot of peace and love. May God and Santiago bless you. Receive a big hug from a Pilgrim from Barcelona.
Thank you for your kind words and wishing you peace and love too. Gracias por tus amables palabras y deseándote paz y amor también.
I enjoyed your video very much! I’m planning to walk the Camino Francis in May/June 2020 for my 70th birthday. I’m excited and a bit scared, but it’s something I’ve dreamed about for years....
“One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now!” ~ Paulo Coelho
Wow Marcia that's wonderful. We walked part of our Camino with a couple in their 70's and they had more energy than us at times. It's quite normal to be a little scared before you begin, but once you hit the road all that will be replaced by the wonder of new scenery and the lovely people you will meet. Follow your dreams and wishing you all the best on your Camino journey.
Simple Living, Big Adventures Thank you! I hope to document my journey like you did! Awesome job and congratulations on completing your Camino! 😊🙏💕
I am researching time frames and routes and your video was perfect! Although I'll wait till a bit later to begin my pilgrimage in 2020, you enlightened me much more than any travel book on many aspects of the trek. congrats on your completion!
Thank you Anna - so glad the video is helpful - we hope you have a wonderful Camino!!
Muy buenísimo su video; realmente compartió lo increíble de su experiencia. EXCELENTE. Gracias.
Gracias :)
Thank you for your fantastic video of your awesome trip
Thank you
Buen Camino Pilgrim !!! ULTREIA Looks Like A "Pretty Cool" Hike
Thank you - It certainly was - four seasons in one day at times :)
one year ago, i hope you are both healthy and enjoy live!
Thank you, we are enjoying life - we just completed a hike across Tasmania, Australia and loved it.
Bravo pour ce voyage à pied jusqu'à St jacques de compostelle c'est formidable j'ai beaucoup apprécié à bientôt merci beaucoup
Merci
NICE!!!!
Thank you :)
@@simplelivingbigadventures101 spanish....El camino me parece maravilloso aunque solo sea andar, la comida sabe mejor y el descanso, las cosas sencillas se saborean más hay amistad, soriralidad y algo de espiritualidad para sentirte a ti mismo. Buen camino
@@santiblzquez.2927 we like the way you describe it - it is a good way :)
You guys are so cute!!! Congrats for your journey!! 🥰
Haha thanks ellenprochnow
I am humbled
Una pena que a lo mejor del Camino -GALICIA- dedicarais tan poco espacio. Un saúdo dende Compostela, capital dun pequeno e vello país europeo chamado Galicia.
I agree that Galicia is beautiful - unfortunately I was having storage problems on my phone near the end of the Camino and so I didn't get as much video footage as I would have liked - sadly these are the things you learn along the way.